What You Need to Know About Proposed Modifications to HIPAA’s Privacy Rule

AHIMA February 22, 2021
Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB and Jaime James, MHA, RHIA

A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule was published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Federal Register on January 21 and is open for comment until March 22. The purpose of the proposed changes is to improve individual access to protected health information (PHI) and increase permissible disclosures of PHI with the intent of improving care coordination and case management.

This is a high-level summary of the proposed modifications. Some of the key comments made by HHS in the NPRM are included along with associated NPRM page numbers. To fully assess the impact of the changes, the NPRM should be discussed with your organization’s legal counsel.

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